Boys' name · since 1952
Roc
287 babies named Roc in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,034 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roc is the #9034 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 287 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roc has been recorded 287 times among boys since 1952, currently ranked #9034 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #10,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,034 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 287 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roc ranks #10,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,034 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 287 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,034 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roc's 287 recorded births place it above 76.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Roc compares
287 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roc's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roc | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 287 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roc's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Roc by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Roc's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Roc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (30% of all-time use).
Roc by state
Where Roc concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 6.6% |
19 of 287 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roc's data
- Roc's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rocs (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.